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BasketA2428

Round basket with tightly woven strips of cedar bark in a checkered design. Thick and think bands of interwoven black dyed piece create a plaid-like design. Base is square. Top edge is braided. Below top edge is open weaving.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeN2.895 a-b

A tanto-like knife with an elaborately ornamented wooden sheath and handle. The knife handle has two inlaid abalone shell butterflies. The sheath has inlaid and raised floral and leaf designs of mother of pearl, ivory, and lacquer work. There is a small green seal.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, copper metal, stone, abalone shell, bronze metal and steel metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetB813 a-c

Three-dimensional male puppet: head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The head has a red face with moustache, and black hair with a golden hat that has a brim at the front. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached, and a pink skirt. On the torso is a black velvet apron with light brown wavy edging, glass bead design, and a red fringe at the bottom.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetB817 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with jacket and skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, the figure's left arm has a long controlling rod attached. The figure's head is white with black hair and moustache, and a short beard made of hair extends from the jaw line. The body is clothed in a grey jacket with long sleeves and a light brown and grey plaid-patterned shirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetB814 a-c

Three-dimensional humanoid puppet: large head (part a) fits into body with skirt (part b), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The head has a large, protruding and pointed nose, black hair, and a tall headdress with five points at the back and a bulbous, rounded top. Attached around the waist of the torso is a blue and white floral print skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetB823 a-c

Three-dimensional humanoid puppet: large head (part a) fits into body with skirt (part b), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The head is two-sided with a human face at the front, and a stylized human face at the back. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached, and the skirt is dark grey with a light brown floral pattern.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, paint and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD4.122

Small flat rounded cylindrical basket with dark brown geometric design on natural background colour.

Culture
Pomo
Material
root ? or willow wood ?
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollD2.191

Hide is stretched over wooden frame. Cradle is laced in front and decorated with beadwork (floral design) in brown, green, blue, mauve, yellow, white, black. Each side of cradle has a mirror-image beadwork pattern starting at the bottom with a white leaf outlined with brown, a dark blue leaf outlined with pink, an aqua-blue leaf outlined with orange, and a four-heart-shaped-petaled flower of white outlined with brown on a green stem. Hood of cradle has a beaded central white, pink, green, and dark blue flower with a white, blue, and orange leaf on either side. Top of cradle has a beaded white flower outlined with orange and having three green filaments surrounded by a curving pink and dark blue line with yellow leaves outlined by green on either side. Top rim of cradle coiled with white and black beads. Facial features of doll inked on. Adorned with beaded strings, metal bells, and beaded necklaces.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, fibre, wood, glass and brass metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PincushionD3.56

Elaborate, thickly beaded purple velvet pincushion with a central floral and horse design--all beads are clear, except two blue ones used for the horse's eyes.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetB822 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: head (part a) fits into body with shirt and skirt (part b), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure has a red face and black hair with a blue, silver, red and gold headdress that comes to a point at the back. The shirt is black with a dark red collar and cuffs, and the skirt is brown with grey-blue lines and a dark red waistband.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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